From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Wes Felter Subject: Re: Hardware Appliance Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:59:36 -0500 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Return-path: In-Reply-To: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Errors-To: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: kvm.vger.kernel.org Haydn Solomon wrote: > I've been seeing a lot of news about embedded virtualization in servers > backed by companies like Dell, HP etc. I still think KVM is the right > approach to virtualization however what does this mean for KVM as far as > being a competitor in the hypervisor market? How difficult would it be > for KVM to do something similar? Just wanted to get some thoughts on this. IBM, HP, Dell, etc. make marketing deals with companies, not open-source communities. So there needs to be a KVM company that can afford to send people to IBM, HP, Dell, etc. to sell the idea. And of course that company needs to have a product to sell, not a technology. Wes Felter - wesley-M0S742VLUOwdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/